Born and raised in rural North Dakota.
Bachelor of Architecture, IIT, 1994–1999
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP—Studiohead: 1999–2011
Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, with concentrations in Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, and International Business: 2006–2009
Peter Ellis New Cities—Managing Director: 2011–2012
Cannon Design—Vice President: 2012–2015
context, LLC